First place will be on the line at PetCo Park as the Dodgers visit the Padres in an NL West clash. The opener has Yoshinobu Yamamoto up against Michael King. The Dodgers righty is 3-3 with a 3.60 ERA. He has struck out 48 in 50 innings.
Yamamoto was roughed up by the Giants in his last start for five runs in 6.1 innings. He’s going to be tested to come up big by the San Diego lineup. Xander Bogaerts leads the Padres in hits, RBI, home runs, and batting average. For San Diego, Michael King will start.
He is 3-2 with a 2.63 ERA. The MLB odds have the Dodgers at -147, and the Padres at +132, with the runs total a meager 7½. Will the Dodger bats that came to life against the Angels over the weekend remain hot?